The top ten articles on Actuaries Digital

Actuaries Digital features a range of different articles that are mostly contributed to us by guest authors. In this month’s editorial, Trang Duncanson highlights the magazine’s most popular articles and some tips on what makes a ‘well read’ article.

We get many questions from potential authors asking what they could write about for Actuaries.Digital. So, we’ve pulled together some recent stats for you on the ‘most read’ articles and also provide you with some tips on how you can make the ‘Top 10’

Stephanie Quine from our editorial team summarises what a makes a great “well read” article:

Content relevant to actuaries and the industry sectors they work in.

Topical – related to upcoming national or international events.

Career information.

Easy to read – organised and concise content.Maximum of 1,000 words.

Use of imagery and other media..

Although we encourage articles from the broad range of industry areas showcasing actuarial talent, clearly our readers also value a good laugh at the start or end of a hard day’s work!

When authors link their articles to their social media sites, such as LinkedIn or Facebook, there is a large pick-up in readership. We highly recommend authors share their articles across their social media networks as it raises their individual profile, as well as extending our reach to our non-actuarial audience.

Very soon we will be launching a short survey on Actuaries Digital, and we look forward to hearing what our readers think.

In the meantime, remember that… the unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing..Ursula K. Le Guin

CPD: Actuaries Institute Members can claim two CPD points for every hour of reading articles on Actuaries Digital.

Trang Duncanson

Trang Duncanson is a member of the Institute of Actuaries IFRS17 /AASB17 Implementation Taskforce and is leading the member communications work-stream on behalf of this taskforce. She is also the Chief Editor of Actuaries Digital, a member of the Institute’s new Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, and a Partner in Deloitte’s actuarial practice.